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Job Title: Book BuyerFavorite book when you were a child: 1st Favorite: Go Dog Go!– P.D. Eastman (I always wanted to go to the party on top of the tree). Later, I constantly re-read Little Women, The Wizard of Oz, and Heidi.Your top five authors:Lionel Shriver, Edith Wharton, Karin Slaughter, David Sedaris, F. Scott Fitzgerald.Book you've faked reading: None – I’ll readily confess to the gaps in my reading.Book you are an evangelist for:We Need to Talk About Kevin– Lionel Shriver.Book you've bought for the cover: None – a cover might turn me off but not make me buy.Book that changed your life:The Novel by James Michener – When I first realized the layers of jobs involved with books; that I could have a life in books without having to become an author.Book you most want to read again for the first time:Lonesome Dove.Book you'd take with you to a desert island: A dictionary – it has all the words you need.Song that has played the most on your MP3 player: I put it on shuffle and just let it play, it would be rude to interrupt the flow.Best way to spend a weekend: In a lawn chair on my front porch with a good book, a cold bottle of wine, and my sweetheart by my side.Your go-to pick for movie night: On my non-premium Dish TV I check AMC, IFC, and Comedy Central – in that order.Favorite Vacation Destination: The beach.Window or Aisle: Aisle!!What is the first giveaway that a book is going to be good: When I have to read a description out loud to whoever is closest (plane trips can be awkward).Best TV or Movie adaptation of a book: To Kill a Mockingbird.Book character you would like to play in a movie: Trixie BeldenWebsite you have spent the most time reading: cakewrecks.com

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